Meanwhile, Fred Melgert of Borrego Springs told the association of an Anza-Borrego Flower App he developed — available free for Android phones in the Google Play Store. He says an app for iPhone will be ready by the end of the year.

“This is a free guide to the basics of identifying over 100 of the most common wildflowers, and how to tell look-alikes apart,” Melgert writes. “Pictures show the characteristics you need, including colors, flowers, leaves, stems, branches and more.”